They caught him!

Despite the perceptions some people may have of the Queensland Police, dealing with them over my break in has given me new appreciation for the work they do. Yeah, getting pulled over for running through an orange light just as it turns red sucks, but when you are a victim of crime and not committing one, they really do have your back covered.

After my frantic call to 000 to report my break-in (Note: 000 is not to be used to report break-ins, no matter how completely freaked out and utterly panicked to the point of loosing all capacity to use a phonebook you may be), there were two very friendly and sympathetic sargents at my house within an hour. A crime-scene investigator followed a little while later to dust for prints and look for hair and such. No, she wasn't wearing a cleavage-bearing top and sunglasses inside, but she was very professional and friendly.

So I got a call to my mobile on Good Friday from a constible to tell me that William, a 28 year old heroin addict had confessed to my break-in as well as three others in the area. It was not his first time doing break-ins and he had been caught before and charged under the drug crimes act which meant he had to go through a rehabillitation program rather than serve jail time. Obviously it didn't work too well and the constible told me he will most likely face significant jail time for this one. I will need to give a statement at some point in the next few months and may have to testify in court, something I am all too willing to do. I want to see the face of the man that came into my home while I slept.

As for the goods he stole, they were traded for heroin and I am writing this from my brand-new iBook, with a new digital camera beside me, and a new iPod is on its way. So William, those things you stole have been easily replaced and you will be punished for harming my peace of mind.

The system seems to work.